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Commentator apologizes for calling cricketer ‘primate’ Cricket commentator Isa Guha has apologised for calling Indian bowler Jasprit Bumrah the “most valuable primate” during the third Test against Australia. She made the remark while commentating for Fox Sports in Brisbane on…

Lanka T10 team owner arrested over fixing approach An owner of a franchise in the Lanka T10 League has been arrested by Sri Lanka’s Sports Police Unit following allegations of a fixing approach. “The owner of the ‘Galle Marvels’ team…

Lankan Cricketers return home after SA series “We all aimed for victory, but in the end, we didn’t achieve the expected result,” said Sri Lanka Test cricket skipper Dhananjaya de Silva after the two-match Test series against South Africa. The…

SL tour of new Zealand: Schedule announced Sri Lanka will play a T20i and an ODI series in New Zealand commencing in late December. According to Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC), the men’s national team will play 03 ODIs and 03…

Saudi Arabia wins FIFA World Cup bid The 2034 men’s football World Cup will be held in Saudi Arabia, while Spain, Portugal and Morocco will be joint hosts for the 2030 tournament, world governing body Fifa has confirmed. Three matches…

WADA reduces Dickwella’s punishment The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has reduced Sri Lankan cricketer Niroshan Dickwella’s cricket ban to 3 months from three years. Following an appeal made by the cricketer, it was found that he had consumed a substance…

Maharaj wraps up 2-0 win to take South Africa to the top of WTC table Sri Lanka lost five wickets for 19 runs in 62 balls in a lower collapse that undid their work from the previous day South Africa…

Dhananjaya de Silva-Kusal Mendis stand gives Sri Lanka outside chance Sri Lanka need another 143 runs on the final day, with five wickets in hand but a long tail to follow Sri Lanka 328 and 205 for 5 (Dhananjaya 39*,…

Reject’ Paterson bowls South Africa into strong position Dane Paterson continued his late-career revival when he bowled South Africa into a strong position on the third day of the second Test against Sri Lanka at St. George’s Park on Saturday.…